Shloka 10
कर्णस्य सेनापत्याभिषेकः | Karṇa’s Consecration as Commander-in-Chief
सपत्नानां निहन्ता च महत्या सेनया वृतः
sapatnānāṁ nihantā ca mahatyā senayā vṛtaḥ
Sañjaya sprach: „Er war ein Bezwinger feindlicher Rivalen, und er stand, umgeben von einem gewaltigen Heer.“ Die Zeile betont die Kriegsethik des Epos: Tüchtigkeit bemisst sich nicht nur am persönlichen Mut, sondern auch an der strategischen Wirklichkeit, von den eigenen Kräften gestützt und umschlossen zu sein, während sich der Kampf entfaltet.
संजय उवाच
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The verse highlights the Mahābhārata’s martial ethic: a warrior’s identity is framed through the defeat of adversaries and the collective power of an army, reminding readers that battlefield outcomes arise from both individual prowess and organized support.
Sañjaya describes a prominent warrior as a killer of enemies, positioned amid and protected by a large military formation—setting the scene for imminent combat and emphasizing the scale and intensity of the engagement.